-easă

Moldavian

/ˈe̯a.sə/

noun

Definitions

-ess

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -issa (feminine noun-forming suffix) derived from Ancient Greek -ισσα.

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ισσα

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-issa Latin
-essa Italian
-ισσα Ancient Greek
-esse Old French
-ισσα Greek (modern)
-êsse Norman
-issā Proto-Brythonic
-esse ONF.
-essa Old Catalan